The King of the Mini Skirt, André Courrèges

Thursday, January 7th, 2016 we lost André Courrèges. However, we are left with his legacy! He revolutionised fashion in the 60’s and brought us the “space age” aesthetic. He also introduced mini skirts, including the iconic A-line mini skirt, plastic boots, and vinyl jackets.

The sixties, a decade where “All you need is love”, a decade that made « a small step for a man a giant leap for mankind ». In the 60s, Martin Luther King had a dream. Meanwhile, the world is in the middle of the Vietnam war, Marylin Monroe sang “Happy Birthday Mister President” and Audrey Hepburn is in “My Fair Lady.” It was also a decade when the mini skirt became a symbol of fashion rebellion.

André Courrèges, the famous visionary who brought us mini skirt

Here is your revised text with Yoast-approved transition words added for better SEO readability, while preserving your original tone and meaning:

---

Amidst this rich cultural and political context, a new revolutionary fashion emerged. As women became more active, the world had to adapt. In fact, this period carried the strength of the baby boomers. They pushed for change, and society began to shift. Consequently, the mini skirt gained widespread popularity.

It was at this moment that André Courrèges, the famous visionary who introduced the mini skirt to the world, entered the fashion scene.

“Nothing was ever the same after the explosion created by André Courrèges,” declared Yves Saint Laurent in 1966.

Although he originally worked as a public engineer, Courrèges soon changed course. He began his career as a fashion designer. Moreover, he brought a futuristic vision that was loyal to his ideas and desires, which included the design of the iconic mini skirt.

Unlike many of his contemporaries, he refused to follow the trends of high fashion. Instead, he aimed to liberate women from the traditional image of the housewife and transform them into icons of the modern world, with the mini skirt as a key piece to achieve this.

He started his career working alongside the celebrity Spanish designer Balenciaga. André Courrèges stayed with him for 10 years until 1961 when he created his own fashion house. He was 39 years old and soon after, his mini skirt would take the fashion industry by storm.